Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-17
TINE VIRGINIA PRrsONEns.
Hearing I'm the Umlssa ssases supreu
Court To-day.
Th1 COURT wnL To-hoRRow DETERMINE AZ
BAIL AND FIx DATE ron THE HEARING.

rn couHr wnL ro-noRRow DETERMINE AZ 10
BAL AND Pr DATE ron THE HEARING.
In the Q. s. Supreme Court to-day, AFTER sew
erai decisions had been rendered and various
mosaons heard, SOLICITOR General jerks informed
the court that the return on the writs Of habeas
corpus and the cases Of Acknowledgement Ayres
ana Commonweslth's Attorneys Scott and Nc
Caoe. OF Virginia. had been nled, and that the
marshal OF the eastern district Of Virginia was
present In court The CHIEF Justice inquired II
counsel were ready for . hearing OF the case.
COL 0ordon, representing the prisoners, replied
ton OF himself the counsel were not present, ana
olo not near the argument In the lower court. He
asxea Inat the prisoners be admitted TO bail, and
next.
Ex-aov. Chamberlain, Of South Carolina, coun-
d1p shs s.,S IN these pro
court OF the nature OF the cases; that the prison.
err were imprisoned under an attachment
He s q the United ante rssSy 81
1 ,nny.0 04pnd 70 argue the case a. this very
mot sS S s ass
e es released on bail and then defer the nearing
while counsel tor the prisoners did not hear ali the
proceedings In the lower court, IT was there,
barring his own argument, ably and thoroughly
regular. He was aware that In such cases-of
It's authoy otSeq soSr1r Is 70 ~
lere. But the presumption was that the lower
c cosrc had jurisdiction and that II had
terest OF his clients, and he might
say Of the public, he thought the other side should
nave appeared not only ready but eager for argu-
months to elapse. The convenience OF counsel
was something he never permitted himself to for
ge. ana his SIDE was willing 70 allow reasonable
aid not think 1t consistent with the authority Of
the lower court to allow ball Those gentlemen
and 1t was not proper that they should be at lib
erty while the supreme Court had under consider
alton the question OF jurisdiction. ave say" he
ball" 'A' ''AS' p'SS'0'' u''A' anu "''N'"'
The chief Justice inquired II the record had been
printed. ne was informed that 1t had not but
Ex-Congressman Randolph j. tucker addressed
the court, stating that within the last few days
Virginia TO argue the question OF Jurisdiction and
any other questions arising In the case. He had
never seen The record, nor had he learned anything
more or the case than could be acquired from read
ing the newspapers and In casual conversation. He
reminded the court OF the interest that Virginia.
state Of the Union, has In the case. The prison.
ers were servants or the state, and had been en-
gagged In what was regarded as the discharge OF
their duties TO the State. 1t was question OF too
much magnitude ior counsel TO force II 70 q near
hasty hearing, but 1t would not advance public In
terests. As 10 the question OF bail, he repeated
that the prisoners were officials OF the common
wealth OF Virginia, had been adJudged guilty OF
contempt while prosecuting their duties TO the
State, and It was only right that they should be at
liberty on bail pending the hearing.
Ex-GOv. Chamberlain said that after consulta-
ton with his associate (Mr. RoyalD he would not
oppose reasonable delay, in order to give counsel
time TO prepare
The CHIEF justice announced that the prisoners
would remain In the custody OF the marshal or the
supreme Court, and that tomorrow morning the
court would determine as to bail and TX date for
the hearing.